Mideast political conundrum: Settlement expansion is a threat to peace negotiations In Print by Ziad Asali - The Washington Times (Opinion) - January 6, 2009 - 1:00am The renewed violence between Israel and Hamas, in which 1.5 million innocent Palestinians are caught, is yet another definitive demonstration that there is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel will not be able to secure its future, normalize its relations with the region and live in peace without an agreement with the Palestinians; Palestinians will not achieve liberation and independence without an agreement with Israel. » Read more